LD3 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LD3 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LD3
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
74.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
23.5%
Gigabit-capable
23.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the LD3 postcode district (Powys) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 867 postcodes Ofcom measures in LD3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 74.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 23.5%.
Around 2.4% of premises in LD3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LD3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LD3 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AB | 75% | 0% |
| LD3 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| LD3 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| LD3 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| LD3 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Powys
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Powys district (71,508 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
92.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LD3
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LD3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public order | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LD3
Based on 169 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LD3 is £275,000, down 3.5% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£370,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£259,000
47 sales
Terraced
£220,000
39 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in LD3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £187,500 | Semi-detached | Avenue Place | LD3 9BL |
| 18 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Newgate Street | LD3 8DN |
| 18 May 2026 | £253,000 | Semi-detached | Pontwilym | LD3 9BS |
| 15 May 2026 | £299,000 | Terraced | Tregunter Place | LD3 7EN |
| 13 May 2026 | £472,000 | Other | Pendre Courtyard | LD3 7SX |
| 11 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Beech Grove | LD3 9EY |
| 11 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Pendre Close | LD3 9EN |
| 11 May 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached | Beech Grove | LD3 9ET |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Church Street | LD3 8BY |
| 1 May 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached | Adelaide Gardens | LD3 8DD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Powys demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Powys district (133,170 residents, 60,182 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 18% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 23.1% |
| 65+ | 27.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.6% |
| Private rented | 18.1% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LD3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennybridge C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 8RS |
| Llanfaes C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 8EB |
| Ysgol y Bannau | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 9SR |
| Llangors V.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 7UB |
| Archdeacon Griffiths C.I.W. Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 0YB |
| Priory C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 9EU |
| Brecon High School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 9SR |
| Gwernyfed High School | Not applicable | — | — | LD3 0SG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LD3
314 rated food businesses operate in LD3. 197 hold the top rating of 5, 62 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Brecon Society Ltd, Aldi Stores Ltd, Anchorage Park Stores, Antur Brew Company, Archdeacon Griffiths Church in Wales.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LD3
From a sample of 62 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LD3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 13% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
11%
Band D
31%
Band E
24%
Band F
23%
Band G
10%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Powys
Landlines around LD3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.